Key Information

Photographer

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Collection

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Date of Photo

September 20th 1936

Named Person

Namdon La Kusho

Region

Lhasa > Dekyi Lingka

Accession number

1998.131.627

Image Dimensions

148 x 99

Full length portrait of the 13th Dalai Lama's favourite, Kusho Namdon La.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Print gelatin silver

Date Acquired

Donated 1994

Donated by

Mrs Faith Spencer Chapman

Expedition

British Diplomatic Mission to Lhasa 1936-37

Photo also owned by

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Previous Catologue Number

CR.21 In publication
'Lhasa Mission 1936, Diary of Events', P. Neame, H. Richardson, F. S. Chapman, Government of India Political Department [Note: photographs for October 18th - November 4th 1936 are not included as their relationship to text is not detailed; see Mission Diary text for details of images] [see photos in publication]

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

SC.T.2.627

Published

'Lhasa Mission 1936, Diary of Events', P. Neame, H. Richardson, F. S. Chapman, Government of India Political Department [Note: photographs for October 18th - November 4th 1936 are not included as their relationship to text is not detailed; see Mission Diary text for details of images] [view list of illustrations]

Other Information

Notes on print/mount - 'CR 21' has been written in pencil on the back of the print in the top left hand corner [MS 06/04/2006]

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - Caption in Chapman's hand-written list of negatives made whilst on the Mission to Lhasa, 1936-7 [See PRM Manuscripts Collection]: 'D.L.’s late favourite Kusho Namdon La' [MS 06/04/2006]

Other Information - Related Images

Other Information - Related Images: Images prefixed with 'CR' comprise a group of negatives containing images of Nepean being carried from a boat, yaks at Mundu La, plants, Kusho Namdon La, Regent by microphone, Regent’s palace, large monk, Pargo Kaling, pagodas, Dr Morgan. They seem all to have been taken on September 20th - 21st 1936, with images of the Regent being taken on the latter date [MS 01/04/2006]

Other Information - Setting

Other Information - Setting: Mission Diary entry for September 20th 1936: "Today was a holiday. Mr Gould used it for clearing up arrears. The doctor spent it in bed with a sore throat. Chapman, Nepean and Richardson climbed a hill to the South-East of the city. Chapman actually climbed several hills but one was enough for the other two. // Kusho Namdun La a favourite of the late Dalai Lama called on Mr Gould" [MS 06/04/2006]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Kusho Namdon La" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.131.627.html>.

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